Hair curler



,Augw. L. CHALFIN ETAL HAIR CURLER Filed April 26. 1961 FIG.1

FIG. 6

63A INVENTORS W|ll|am L. Chalfln David Friedwald ATTORNEY United States Patent Office 3,144,027. Patented Aug. 11., 1964 3,144,027 HAIR CURLER William L. Chalfin, Brooklyn, and David Friedwald, Bronx,N.Y., assignors to Chalsea Products Co. Inc., a corporation of New York Filed Apr. 26, 1961, Ser. No. 105,583 4 Claims. (Cl. 132-40) This invention relates to a hair curler of the type about which locks of hair are curled to form either permanent waves or pin curls; and more specifically to a tubular type curler having improved construction for absorbing moisture to facilitate either drying of the hair or setting of the hair when employed for use in home permanents.

An object of this invention is to provide a tubular type curler with a strip or strips of a porous, multiple cellular material attached to the outer surface thereof capable of absorbing moisture and of permitting air to circulate therethrough.

Another object is to provide an improved hair curler that is relatively simple in construction, inexpensive to manufacture, positive inoperation and easy to use.

Another object is to provide a tubular type curler having a strip or strips of porous, multi-cellular material adhesively bonded to the outer surface of tubular body of the curler.

Still another object is to provide a tubular body of a hair curler with a strip or strips of multi-cellular material adhesively secured and having a plurality of apertures formed in the body and/ or strips to enhance the circulation of air therethrough.

A feature of this invention resides in the provision that the tubular body is formed of a suitable flexible, thin gauge material adapted to distort under a slight pressure, which together with the strips of soft, porous, multicellular material connected thereto adds to the comfort of the user.

Other features and advantages will be readily apparent when considered in View of the drawings and description in which:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the hair curler of this invention illustrating a lock of hair curled thereon.

FIG. 2 is a side view of a modified embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 3 is an end view of FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a modified view of still another embodiment of the invention.

FIG. 5 is an end view of FIG. 4.

FIG. 6 is a side view of still another form of the invention.

Referring to the drawings, FIG. 1 illustrates one embodiment of the improved hair curler 10 in accordance with this invention. As shown, the curler 10 comprises a tubular body 11 open at both ends. Extending through the surface of the body 11 are a plurality of apertures 12. In this form of the invention the apertures 12 are spaced in a row that extends longitudinally along the length of the body 11. Preferably, several rows of apertures 12 are provided, with the rows being circumferentially spaced about the circumference of the body.

While the body 11 may be formed of any suitable material, a suitable plastic is preferred. The gauge or thickness of the material forming the body 10 preferably should be sufficiently flexible to permit slight flexing of the curler so that the wearer may have a reasonable degree of comfort When the curler is worn to bed, yet be strong enough so as to not break or crack upon such distortion.

In accordance with this invention the curler 10, as shown in FIG. 1, has secured to the outer surface thereof several strips 13 of :a porous, multi-cellular, foam material, e.g., a polyurethane foam or the like. In the illustrated embodiment, four such strips 13 are provided, each strip extending the length of the body 11 and are secured to the body between the adjacent rows of apertures 12. A suitable adhesive bonding substance or adhesive material forms the means by which the polyureadhesive bond between the strip thane foam strips 13 are secured to the outer surface of the body 14. As shown, the ends 13A of each strip 13 are turned under the open ends of the body 11 and bonded against the under surface of the body. This renders the 13 and the body 11 more lasting, as the strips 13 are then less likely to peel off the body 11.

Thus in operation the hair 14 is curled about the curler 10 in the usual manner, as shown in FIG. 1, and a suitable fastener 15, e.g., a bobby pin or hair pin is employed to fasten the curled hair to the curler. With the curler 10 described, drying of moist hair is enhanced in that the polyurethane strips 13 on the surface of the curler body 11 will absorb the moisture and being porous the ambient air circulating therethrough aids in quickly evaporting the same. Also because the polyurethane strips 13 have a definite thickness, the strips 13 permit the curls of hair to be spaced from the portions 11A of the curler body 11 between adjacent strips of foam. Thus air can more freely circulate through the hair curls to further hasten drying. Also because the foam strips are exceedingly soft the comfort to the user is enhanced.

The curler 10 described also has particular advantage when a curling solution is utilized to set or curl the air, e.g., in permanent waving. In such instances foam strips 13 will tend to absorb some of the solution when it is applied, thus prevents dripping and also aids in saturating the curled hair with solution from the inside out.

FIGS. 2 and 3 illustrate another form of the invention. The curler of FIGS. 2 and 3 also includes a tubular body 21 which is likewise open at both ends. In this form a single multi-cellular strip 22 of foam is helically Wound about the outer surface of the body 21 With spaced convolutions 22A. As in the form of the invention of FIG. 1, the end portions of strips 223 are turned under the open ends of body 21. In this form the apertures 23 extending through the body 21 are spaced so that they fall in the area 21A of the body exposed between adjacent convolutions 22A. Hair is curled about this curler in the same manner as hereinbefore described with reference to the curler 10 of FIG. 1.

FIGS. 4 and 5 illustrate still another embodiment 40. In this form the multi-cellular foam strip 41 is wound about the tubular body 42 of the curler 40 with tight or contiguous convolutions 41A. As described with reference to FIG. 2, the ends of strips 41B are also turned under the open ends of body 41. This form of the invention utilizes apertures 43 that extend through both the surface of the body 42 and the foam strip 41 tightly wound thereon.

The curler 60 of FIG. 6, is similar in all respects with that described in accordance with FIGS. 4 and 5 with the exception that the apertures 61 through the body 62 of the curler are positioned beneath the foam strip 63 helically wound thereon in tight convolutions 63A and adhesively bonded thereto in the manner hereinabove described.

While the instant invention has been disclosed with reference to a particular method and a particular embodiment for practising the same, it is to be appreciated that the invention is not to be taken as limited to all of the details thereof as modifications and variations thereof may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the invention.

What is claimed is:

1. A hair curler comprising an elongated tubular body having open end portions and having a plurality of apertures extending through the surface of the body, a strip of porous cellular material adhesively secured to the outer surface of said body between adjacent apertures, said strip extending the length of said body and having its end portion turned under the open ends of said body, said strip having a thickness which permits the hair curled thereabout to be spaced from said tubular body and apertures formed therein to permit the free circulation of air through the hair curls so as to hasten the drying thereof during a setting operation.

2. A hair curler comprising an elongated tubular body having rows of apertures extending longitudinally along the surface of said body, said rows being circumferentially spaced about the circumference of said body, and a plurality of strips of porous multi-cellular material extending longitudinally of said body, said strips being adhesively secured to said body, each of said strips being disposed between adjacent rows of said apertures, each of said strips having a thickness which permits the hair curled thereabout to be spaced from said tubular body and apertures formed therein to permit the free circulation of air through the hair curls to hasten the drying thereof during a setting operation, and said strips having their end portions turned under the ends of said body.

3. A hair curler comprising an elongated tubular body formed of relative thin gauge material capable of flexing, a strip of porous multi-cellular material helically Wound in spaced convolution about the outer surface of said body, said material being adhesively secured to said body, and a plurality of apertures extending through a strip of porous, multi-cellular polyurethane foam adhesively secured to the outer surface of said tube, said strip having spaced apart convolutions and having its end portions turned under the open ends of said body, a plurality of apertures formed in the surface of said body between said convolutions, said strip having a thickness to enhance the free circulation of air through the curls of hair Wound on said curler, and a fastener in the shape of a hair pin for holding the hair in wound position on said body.

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1. A HAIR CURLER COMPRISING AN ELONGATED TUBULAR BODY HAVING OPEN END PORTIONS AND HAVING A PLURALITY OF APERTURES EXTENDING THROUGH THE SURFACE OF THE BODY, A STRIP OF POROUS CELLULAR MATERIAL ADHESIVELY SECURED TO THE OUTER SURFACE OF SAID BODY BETWEEN ADJACENT APERTURES, SAID STRIP EXTENDING THE LENGTH OF SAID BODY AND HAVING ITS END PORTION TURNED UNDER THE OPEN ENDS OF SAID BODY, SAID STRIP HAVING A THICKNESS WHICH PERMITS THE HAIR CURLED THEREABOUT TO BE SPACED FROM SAID TUBULAR BODY AND APERTURES FORMED THEREIN TO PERMIT THE FREE CIRCULATION OF AIR THROUGH THE HAIR CURLS SO AS TO HASTEN THE DRYING THEREOF DURING A SETTING OPERATION. 